Insomnia and perceptual disturbances during flunarizine treatment.
We report two cases of sleep disturbances and perceptual disorder appearing in close temporal relationship with initiation of flunarizine therapy for migraine prophylaxis: these side effects disappeared after therapy interruption; resumption of the drug in one case was associated with symptom recurrence.
Dalla Volta
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Clinica Neurologica Dell, Università Di Brescia, Italy.
Magoni
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Cappa
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Di Monda
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D005260:Female; D005444:Flunarizine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*
D005444:Flunarizine